Old Square Chimney Pots

Victorian reclaimed chimney pot.

Old square chimney pots. The shape of a chimney pot can vary to suit the style you require and they can be round square octagonal or even rectangular. The functional purpose of a chimney pot is to create a taller smokestack and a better draft for combustion because fire needs oxygen to burn and produce heat. Flue area is typically about 1 10 the fireplace opening area for square flues and about 1 12 for round flues. How much are victorian chimney pots worth.

You are welcome to come and view the items in person to handpick your preferred pot. Ideal feature for a garden or patio. Old terracotta chimney pot weathered with a lovely patina with a square flat base round body pointed crown. The pots are set so as to cover the flue lining in the chimney one pot for each flue.

Prices for an old chimney pot will vary on the condition style and age of the item. Make offer reclaimed victorian square crown top chimney pot pair. 2 x octagonal king sized salt glazed chimney pots with crown tops. Alternatively it would make a nice planter for a garden patio entrance porch filled with a trailing plant.

Chimney pots are terracotta ceramic pots that sit atop your chimney. Many different reclaimed chimney pots. Simple pots may be round and circular in plan with graceful lines. There s a small crack near the base which the seller has carefully repaired this has been reflec 55.

We even stock a range of chimney pot cover options to help. Designed to improve fireplace draw and limit draughts terracotta chimney pots sit on top of a brick or stone stack and come in a variety of sizes shapes and colours. The chimney pot opening is often smaller than the effective area of the flue liner in order to reduce the effect of wind on the draft. A chimney pot is an extension on the top of a chimney.

If you re able to come in and have a look through in person please do so if this is not possible please give us a call on 01580201258 or drop us an email to ask any questions you may have. A variety of chimney pot designs are available for this function as shown in the following photos. A strong cement mortar is used in setting the pots and it is graded away from the pots to the outside of the chimney so as to form a wash. Ad posted 10 hours ago.

Chimney pots for sale. Reclaimed chimney pot old chimney pot 75. Reclaimed victorian square crown top chimney pot pair. More elaborate pots are octagonal.

Our stock is continuously changing. Believed to derive from the latin word caminus meaning furnace forge stove chimneys became common in houses in the 16 th 17 th centuries and were originally first built. For chimney pots this ratio is often reduced to 1 15 1 20. Also vented louvred and cannon pots as well as chimney cowls.